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sfornare

to take out of the oven

verb sfor-NAH-reh Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Also means

to churn out

Usage Note

Sfornare literally means to remove something from the oven (sfornare il pane — to take the bread out of the oven). Figuratively, and very commonly, it means to 'churn out' or produce something rapidly and in quantity: sfornare idee (to churn out ideas), sfornare figli (to have children in rapid succession, informal). It is a first-conjugation verb; past participle sfornato.

Examples

"La fornaia sforna il pane fresco ogni mattina alle sei."

Natural Translation

The baker takes fresh bread out of the oven every morning at six.

Literal Translation

The baker churns-out the bread fresh every morning at six.

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